Sunday, August 26, 2012

I recently needed a Mommy day or at least a Mommy hour or two. I took a class at a local stamping store called Photofull. I ended up with 21 pictures on this page. Each photo stack that folds open has 5 pictures on it!

While I liked the class and how many pictures I fit on a page but I am not sure having to cut a hole in my page protectors for the pictures to be visible. I think I might with my Flip Flaps!What have you created recently? Share with us!

If you like these cards and can't make the class you can buy the Avonlea Card Workshop on the Go which makes 15 cards and includes the stamp set, ribbon, bling and directions! Click on the link above or contact me to order!

The card below does not have directions in the kit but if you buy the kit you have enough paper left to make several other cards including this one! I will include directions for this card for you!

I love doing Halloween layouts and with 4 kids it is pretty much a requirement! This paper is cute and works great for halloween but can really be used for many things! The only paper that makes it specifically Halloween is the swirly paper with owls on it! So I would love to see what you create with this paper that isn't Halloween! My card below is from Moonlight!

I got the sentiment from one of the stamps sets in the Artiste Cricut collection! I also cut the Spider web from it and the circle that the pumpkin is stamped on! Perfect Fit -Halloweeen is the stamp set I used for the pumpkin!The Perfect fit stamps are a great idea for many projects from cards to gifts to scrapbook pages! The circles can be cut with both Cricut Cartridges! Check them out below!

Sunday, August 12, 2012

This softbound, affordable how-to publication features 16 two-page layout patterns, 2 single-page patterns, as well as 12 different card patterns. Inspired by Jeanette Lynton's Let Me Show You How® philosophy, the patterns are the same as those found in the Workshops on the Go® cardmaking and scrapbooking programs for 2012–2013. This publication highlights all-new artwork, technique ideas, and color palettes, conveniently bound in one volume for easy reference.

I have had fun playing with several of the new layouts and using them as is or adapting them to my pictures!

I used non-CTMH paper from my stash for this except for the Kraft paper in the background!

My favorite part of this layout is the title! I always have a hard time with birthday and Christmas titles for unwrapping presents! I found this Wrapture in my Inspiration Station book and then added the Unwrapped!

Christmas? Who can think about Christmas paper in August when it is over 100 degrees outside!? It was not hard with this cute paper! I love the new stamp set Ornamental Cheer! The shapes were cut on the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! CTMH is still producing product to coordinate with it even though we have a new cartridge!

Our new Silver Shimmer Trim is used on this card! It is self adhesive and easy to use and add glimmer to any project you are working on! I also used the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Ornamental Cheer stamp!Looking forward to creating a Christmas card workshop with this paper as well as page layouts for a workshop too!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Sorry for the interesting photography! Dakota is a fun new paper that can be used for a variety of things like Fourth of July, Country/outdoors pictures and boy pages! What else can you think of that it can be used for? I used the new Artiste Cricut cartridge to cut the Happy Birthday banner and the Happy Birthday oval below!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Scholastic papers are very versatile and fun! I can see using them for school, Boy creations, even outdoor pictures! I again used my favorite, the burlap ribbon, trimmed and the Artiste Cricut cartridge to cut the circle and then stamped the Good Luck! The Good Luck came from one of my new favorite card making stamp sets Casual Expressions!

Banners seem to be everywhere and very trendy so I used one for the sentiment here and spruced it up with the half pinwheel on top and the cute star! Love cards that are masculine, they are not always easy to make and sometimes harder even to find in the store!!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Make It From Your Heart® Volume 1 is our new How-to book! This card is from a pattern in this book! I used Clementine and the Artiste Cricut Cartridge and stamp set.

In the last Idea book, we came out with a new ribbon, the Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon. I had used it before but never colored it! I just used the Twilight ink pad with a sponge and sponged until I got the color I wanted! It dried quickly and matched perfectly! Under the Seam Binding is the Burlap Ribbon that I trimmed smaller! The flowers are the Just blooms Floret Shapes inked on the edges! This paper was so fun and easy to work with!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Avonlea is one of my favorite new paper packs! It seems like you could use it for many different things! The Hi! is stamped with one of the Artiste Cricut cartridge and put on a piece of chipboard that comes with the cartridge! The chipboard and stamp sets with this cartridge are really cute!

So I got the idea for this card from Vicki, she does such amazing work! The Burlap Ribbon is one of my favorite new embellishments. Honestly I thought, really Burlap Ribbon, who is going to like and want to buy that! I have used it so much! It is fun and very versatile!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

At the Majestic, a historic theater in San Antonio that is incredibly beautiful! The Girls were there with Grandma and Grandpa to see the San Antonio Symphony and San Antonio Children's Choir perform. I used Roxie papers, durables round, and sparkles! The pewter circle was left from an old package of pewter embellishments!